linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: kpc2000: kpc_dma: Convert get_user_pages() --> pin_user

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Date:   Mon, 8 Jun 2020 12:05:57 -0700
From:   John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>
To:     Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@...il.com>
CC:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, <jane.pnx9@...il.com>,
        Simon Sandström <simon@...anor.nu>,
        <harshjain32@...il.com>, <festevam@...il.com>, <jeremy@...zel.net>,
        "open list:ANDROID DRIVERS" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Bharath Vedartham <linux.bhar@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: kpc2000: kpc_dma: Convert get_user_pages() -->
 pin_user_pages()

On 2020-06-08 12:01, Souptick Joarder wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 7:15 AM John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 2020-05-31 10:51, Souptick Joarder wrote:
>>> In 2019, we introduced pin_user_pages*() and now we are converting
>>> get_user_pages*() to the new API as appropriate. [1] & [2] could
>>> be referred for more information.
>>>
>>> When pin_user_pages() returns numbers of partially mapped pages,
>>> those pages were not unpinned as part of error handling. Fixed
>>> it as part of this patch.
>>>
>>
>> Hi Souptick,
>>
>> btw, Bharath (+cc) attempted to do the "put" side of this, last year.
>> That got as far as a v4 patch [1], and then I asked him to let me put
>> it into my tree. But then it didn't directly apply anymore after the
>> whole design moved to pin+unpin, and so here we are now.
>>
>>
>> If Bharath is still doing kernel work, you might offer him a Co-Developed-by:
>> tag (see https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.17/process/submitting-patches.html).
> 
> Sure, will add him as *Co-Developed-by*
>>


Yes, but it's best to wait and see if he responds, before adding that tag, because
it also required a Signed-off-by from him.

thanks,
-- 
John Hubbard
NVIDIA